I wonder who the attackers were targeting.
"Kaspersky Lab claimed they found the malware, which it dubbed ShadowHammer, on 57,000 computers. However, the company estimates that many more devices may have been compromised.
The ASUS press release states the backdoor was fixed in the latest version of its Live Update software. ASUS also said that it’s introduced end-to-end encryption, and more security verification tools for customers. Additionally, ASUS also created a tool which it claims will determine whether a customer’s system was affected.
According to Motherboard’s reporting, the software with the backdoor was being pushed to Windows machines for at least five months in 2018. The backdoor was discovered by Kaspersky Lab in January 2019, and they estimate that 600 of those ASUS customers were targeted through the backdoor."
"Kaspersky Lab claimed they found the malware, which it dubbed ShadowHammer, on 57,000 computers. However, the company estimates that many more devices may have been compromised.
The ASUS press release states the backdoor was fixed in the latest version of its Live Update software. ASUS also said that it’s introduced end-to-end encryption, and more security verification tools for customers. Additionally, ASUS also created a tool which it claims will determine whether a customer’s system was affected.
According to Motherboard’s reporting, the software with the backdoor was being pushed to Windows machines for at least five months in 2018. The backdoor was discovered by Kaspersky Lab in January 2019, and they estimate that 600 of those ASUS customers were targeted through the backdoor."